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Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH: Do Department Stores Have a Future
Robin Dresenkamp; Johannes Effenberger; Max Meinhövel; Friedrich Sommer; Carolin Taprogge; Miriam Varón Romero; Arnt WöhrmannCase IVEY-9B15M089-EStrategyAt the end of 2013, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, the second-biggest German department store chain and one of the most traditional and well-known companies in Germany, was in a highly challenging strategic position. Following recent mismanagement, it had narrowly escaped insolvency. By the end of 2013, however, Karstadt was still struggling against competition in the retail sector. Could the newly appointed chief executive officer come up with a busin...Starting at €8.20
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SAP's Transformation from a Product to a Service Provider: The Business Transformation Academy (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Fischer, Marco; Reiche, Bjoern Sebastian; Cardona Soriano, PabloCase DPO-215-PBLeadership and People ManagementThe case discusses the strategic talent and stakeholder management issues that SAP faces as it transforms itself into a service provider. In 2000, SAP first decides to establish business consulting to assist customers in implementing software solutions. After long and controversial discussions about the core competencies of SAP, the company finally sets up a unit on Business Transformation Services that aims to support companies to successfully t...Starting at €8.20